Alumni Association Presidents
Tufts University Alumni Association (TUAA) has been an integral part of the fabric of Tufts almost since the university’s founding. The idea of organizing alumni for the support of Tufts originated with William A. Johnson, Class of 1860, one of the four graduates representing the four classes that had received degrees. In July of 1860, he formed the Association of the Alumni of Tufts College. The group drafted a constitution stating that anyone who had received a A.B, M.A., D.D., or L.L.D. was eligible for membership upon payment of $1; by the next year, the association had grown to 18 fully-paid members, and in 1887, membership was open to all holders of Tufts degrees. Along with Johnson, Elmer Hewitt Capen, Class of 1860, was one of the first two vice- presidents of the Alumni Association, and later became President of Tufts College from 1875-1905.
Today, the Tufts University Alumni Association continues to secure for Tufts University the strong and united support of its alumni. All graduates of Tufts University (and former students with at least one year of study) are automatically considered TUAA members.
Presidents of the Tufts University Alumni Association, 1860-present*
*In 1984, a change in by-law combined the duties of the President of the Tufts University Alumni Association with those of the Tufts Alumni Council Chairman; this new position retained the title of President of the Tufts University Alumni Association, and in 1986 the term of President was lessened to two years.
1860-1861 |
*Temporary Presiding Officer Edward E. Spaulding, A1958 |
1861-1864 |
Rev. Joseph C. Snow, A1858, G1858 |
1864-1865 |
Harvey Hersey, A1857, G1860 |
1865-1866 |
Charles J. White, A1858, G1858, H1899 |
1866-1867 |
Rev. Henry Blanchard, A1859, G1859, H1890 |
1867-1868 |
Rev. William E. Gibbs, A1859, H1894 |
1868-1870 |
John W. Hammond, A1861, H1891 |
1870-1872 |
Robert F. Leighton, A1859, G1859 |
1872-1873 |
Rev. Henry Blanchard, A1859, G1859, H1890 |
1873-1874 |
Gen. Selden Connor, A1859, H1876 |
1874-1875 |
Rev. John J. Lewis, A1863, G1866 |
1875-1876 |
Byron Groce ,A1867, G1867, H1902 |
1876-1877 |
Wilmot L. Warren, A1868 |
1877-1878 |
Charles E. Fay, A1868, G1872, H1900, H1928 |
1878-1880 |
Hon. Hosea M. Knowlton, A1867, H1897 |
1880-1881 |
Prof. Heman A. Dearborn, A1857, G1857 |
1881-1882 |
Dr. Hermon J. Smith, A1858 |
1882-1883 |
Dr. Obed C. Turner, A1859 |
1883-1884 |
Dr. Hermon J. Smith, A1858 |
1884-1885 |
Albert B. Otis, A1863 |
1885-1886 |
Arthur E. Denison, A1869, H1908 |
1886-1887 |
Rev. Edwin C. Sweetser A1866, H1882 |
1887-1888 |
Arthur E. Denison, A1869, H1908 |
1888-1890 |
Lester L. Burrington, A1866, G1866 |
1889-1890 |
Charles S. Fobes, A1861, G1864 |
1890-1893 |
William B. French, A1870 |
1893-1896 |
Lorin L. Dame, A1860, G1860, H1895 |
1896-1898 |
William W. Spaulding, A1867, H 1907 |
1898-1899 |
Byron Groce, A1867, G1867, H1902 |
1899-1900 |
Arthur W. Peirce, A1882, H1899 |
1900-1901 |
Hon. John W. Hammond, A1861, lI1891 |
1901-1903 |
Arthur W. Peirce, A1882, H1899 |
1903-1905 |
Frederick W. Hamilton, A1880, G1886, H1899 |
1905-1907 |
H. Austin Tuttle, A1891, G1893, H1932 (resigned February 1907) |
1907….. |
Ralph E. Joslin, A1886 (elected to fill unexpired Tuttle term to June 1907) |
1907-1908 |
Arthur W. DeGoosh, A1893, A1896 |
1908-1910 |
Arthur W. Peirce, A1882, H1899 |
1910-1912 |
C. Neal Barney, A1895, H1909 |
1912-1914 |
Melvin NI. Johnson, A1892 |
1914-1916 |
Samuel P. Capen, A1898, G1898, H1921 |
1916-1920 |
Edward D. Sabine, E1896 |
1920-1922 |
J. Porter Russell, A1898 |
1922-1924 |
Maurice B. Greenough, E1912 |
1924-1926 |
Arthur B. Lamb, A1900, G1900, G1904, H1920 |
1926-1932 |
Fredwith R Mackenzie, A1906 |
1932-1936 |
Judge Robert W. Hill, A1904, H1964 |
1936-1940 |
Dr. A. Everett Peterson, A1892, G1897, H1924 |
1940-1942 |
Guy Pierce, E1896, H1946 |
1942-1954 |
Joel W. Reynolds Jr., E1923, H1948 |
1954-1960 |
Dean George S. Miller, A1906, G1907, H1941 |
1960-1962 |
Harry C. O’Brien, A1922 |
1962-1966 |
Warren E. Carley, A1932 |
1966-1970 |
Dr. Leon Lieber, D1929 |
1970-1972 |
John Baronian, A1950, H1997 |
1972-1976 |
Judge Edward J. Shea, A1944 |
1976-1978 |
Julius Doliner, A1950 |
1978-1984 |
Maurene L. Golden, J1959, G1961 |
1984-1985 |
Ronald J. Milauskas, E1962, G196 |
1985-1986 |
Martin E. Duffy, E1963, A1963 |
1986-1988 |
Sheila A. McDermott, J1957 |
1988-1990 |
Dr. Robert A. Sears, A1950, M1954 |
1990-1992 |
Linda J. Dixon, J1963, F1999 |
1992-1994 |
Cynthia A. McCarthy, E1956 |
1994-1996 |
Norman S. Silverman, E1958 |
1996-1998 |
Donald W. Northrup, A1963 |
1998-2000 |
Elliott A. Lerman, E1965 |
2000-2002 |
William R. O’Reilly Jr., A1977 |
2002-2004 |
Alan M. MacDougall, A1965 |
2004-2006 |
Ann L. Palmieri, J1978 |
2006-2008 |
Alison “Sunny” Breed, J1966, G1972 |
2008-2010 |
Mark Davis Alpert, A1970 |
2010-2012 |
Barbara Clarke, J1988 |
2012-2014 |
Brian J. McCarthy, A1975 |
